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.TH "CHEF-APPLY" "8" "Chef 12.0" "" "chef-client"
.SH NAME
chef-apply \- The man page for the chef-apply command line tool.
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chef\-apply allows a single recipe to be run from the command line.
.SH OPTIONS
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This command has the following syntax:
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.nf
.ft C
chef\-apply name_of_recipe.rb
.ft P
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This tool has the following options:
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.TP
.B \fB\-e RECIPE_TEXT\fP, \fB\-\-execute RECIPE_TEXT\fP
Use to execute a resource using a string.
.TP
.B \fB\-l LEVEL\fP, \fB\-\-log_level LEVEL\fP
The level of logging that will be stored in a log file.
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.B \fB\-s\fP, \fB\-\-stdin\fP
Use to execute a resource using standard input.
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.B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
The version of the chef\-client\&.
.TP
.B \fB\-W\fP, \fB\-\-why\-run\fP
Use to run the executable in why\-run mode, which is a type of chef\-client run that does everything except modify the system. Use why\-run mode to understand why the chef\-client makes the decisions that it makes and to learn more about the current and proposed state of the system.
.TP
.B \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
Shows help for the command.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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To use chef\-apply to run a recipe named \fBmachinations.rb\fP, enter the following:
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.ft C
$ chef\-apply machinations.rb
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.fi
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.SH AUTHOR
Chef
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